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Floating Tea House in China.
This famous and desirable scene from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-1592 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. ...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2012
Transport of China
Scene of a "Chinese" landscape with a wind carriage and the transportation of a noble woman from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here publish...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2013
Mirae Chinensium ceremoniae, quibus in sacris & diuino cultu vtuntur.
A religious scene in China Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2021
Quinzai.
Uncommon plan of Quinzai (in China) with its bridges from Francesco Valegio's townbook: Raccolta di le piv illustri et farmose citta di tutto il mondo.
Place & Date: Venice 1600
Selling price: $60
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Quinzai. [Hangzhou]
Uncommon and one of the earliest western prints, showing a bird's eye view of Hangzhou. From Francesco Valegio's townbook: Raccolta di le piv illustri et farmose citta di...
Place & Date: Venice, 1600
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2008
AMACAO.
One of the splendid engravings from the Voyages of de Bry, this full double-page view shows the artist's conception of Macao. Macao had quickly became a strategic strongh...
Place & Date: Frankfurt 1607
Selling price: $650
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Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird?s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlands...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1665
Selling price: $710
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Xantsui.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA COMPAGNIE ORIENTALE" in ...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $27
Sold in 2019
Single, China.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Original copper engraving was published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $38
Sold in 2017
Peking, China.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Original copper engraving was published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $27
Sold in 2016
Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird’s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlan...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1665
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2015
Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird’s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlan...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1665
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2019
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[Genteel Chinese woman.]
A lovely decorative Chinese print taken from Athanasius Kircher's wonderful work "China Illustrata", published in 1667. It shows a genteel, wealthy Chinese woma...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1667
Selling price: $16
Sold in 2017
Kantonis Plana effigies.
Highly detailed view of Guangzhou from the seaside, with numerous ships and buildings illustrated! With "a-p" legend key.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2014
Festin des Vice-rois pres des murs de Kanton.
Decorative print showing the arrival of the Dutch Embassy of the V.O.C. at Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $80
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Makou.
From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Maetschappye, op de ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $240
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Hanchieu
Scarce, large early view of the city of Hanchieu, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
De groote Tempel buyten Saccay.
Scarce, large early view of the temple of Saccay, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Hitsiu
Scarce, large early view of the city of Hitsiu, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taising...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Pouching
Scarce, large early view of the city of Pouching, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Jemping
Scarce, large early view of the city of Jmping, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taising...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Pauromama Vreugdenberg
Scarce, large early view of the Mount of Pleasure, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Tais...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Chin Fo Cum Chinois né en la Province de Nankim de parens chrestiens.
Very rare and decorative costume plate. Underneath the plate a descriptive text in French.Bears the address : Aparis Chez Langlois rue St.Jacques a l'Enseigne de la Victo...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1690
Selling price: $190
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Kanton. (Canton)
Very rare town view of Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province in southern China. Its international name was formerly Canton, after a French language transliterati...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c.1685-1690
Selling price: $450
Sold in 2011
Macao.
Uncommon fanciful view of Macao, with a Dutch vessel in the foreground. From the French reissue of the account of early Dutch voyages first published in 1608 by Commelin....
Place & Date: Amsterdam, E. Roger, 1703
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2013
Habillement De L'Empereur De La Chine & Des Dames De Son Palais Avec Quel-ques Usages & Coutumes Observees en ce Pais.
A decorative and interesting folio sheet of engravings showing the costumes of the Chinese king and his wives in the Royal Palace. A finely engraved print from Chatelain'...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1719
Selling price: $57
Sold in 2020
Habillement de l'Empereur de la Chine & des Dames de son Palais
Henri Abraham Chatelain was a Amsterdam-based geographer and publisher. His main product is the 'Atlas Historique et Méthodique', in seven volumes, published between 171...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1720
Selling price: $170
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Description d'un des plus fameux temples des Chinois..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Divided in 3 panels, respectively showing the most important gods in the Chinese deities sy...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $100
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Habillement de l'Empereur de la Chine & des Dames de son Palais..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Divided in 3 panels, showing examples of costumes of Chinese ladies and those of the king o...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $150
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Habillemens d'Hommes et Femmes de diverses provinces de Chine..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Very nice view representing a bridge in the upper central part. Surrounded with panels show...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $150
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Habillemens d'hommes & de femmes de diverses provinces de la Chine. . .
An attractive view of the flying bridge in the province of Xensi, surrounded by 11 costume prints.The ethnographic studies show various types of people including physicia...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1720
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2012
Habillemens d'hommes et de femmes de diverses provinces de la Chine avec un des plus beaux monumens de ce païs là.
In top a view of a bridge in Xensi Province bordered by eleven examples of Chinese dress from different provinces. Showing various people in their typical dress including...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1728
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2023
Plan du Ti-tang ou du temple, où l'empereur sacrifie à Chang-ti sous le titre de souverain seigneur de la terre
Nice example of d'Anville's plan of Tien-tang 天堂 [Tiantang] temple, from "Atlas général de la Chine..." prepared by Jesuit missionaries ...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $14
Sold in 2017
Plan du Tien-tang ou du temple, où l'empereur sacrifie à Chang-ti sous le titre de souverain seigneur de la terre.
Nice example of d'Anville's plan of Tien-tang 天堂 [Tiantang] temple, from "Atlas général de la Chine..."" prepared by Jesuit mission...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $8
Sold in 2017
Villes de la province de Tche-kiang. (Hang-tcheou-fou, Ping hou hien, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hia-hing-fou and Ku-tcheou-fou.)
Five towns plans : Hang-tcheou-fou, Ping hou hien, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hia-hing-fou and Ku-tcheou-fou.From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politiqu...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Kiang-nan.
Eight town plans : Nan-king, Sou-tcheou-fou, Koen-chan-hien, Tsi-ki-hien, Vou-si-hien, Kia-ting-hien, Tchan-chou-hien and Tsing-pou-hien.From "Description geographiq...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Hou-Quang.
4 town plans : Yong-tcheou-fou, Vou-tchang-fou, Hoang tcheou fou and Siang-yang-fou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physiqu...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Chensi.
Six town plans : Si-ngan-fou, capitale…, Tchouang-lan, Lan-tcheou, Can-tcheou, King-tcheou and Cou-yuen-tcheou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronol...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2017
Villes de la province de Yun-nan. VI.
Six town plans : Yun-nan-Fou, Ta-Li-Fou, Kien-Ning-Fou, Tchang-Tai-Hien, Nan-Tchang-Fou ad Kia-Tcheou.From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, poli...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Koei-tcheou. VII
Four town plans : Koei-yang-fou, Ping-yuen-fou, Pou-ngan-tcheou and Tchin-yuen-fou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022